Tag Archives: health

Fairness in 2022

Posted on January 1, 2022 by Eric Sinclair

Happy New Year to all followers of this blog. Never have the words ‘new’ and ‘year’ been so welcome, for, while we all thought 2020 was bad enough, 2021 was a real challenge with its extreme fluctuating graphs of hope … Continue reading →

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Down to earth

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Eric Sinclair

Followers of this blog may have noticed that there has been a long silence since the summer, when I wrote about the joy that is the annual stroke care audit in Scotland. Blessed relief? Serious illness? Death? Nothing so dramatic. … Continue reading →

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Stroke Care in Scotland

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Eric Sinclair

Apologies for the length of this post. As I do every year, I am providing a link on this blog to the annual Scottish stroke care audit – now called the Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme or SSIP as we shall … Continue reading →

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Open Space – 2

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Eric Sinclair

Cogito ergo sum. Je pense, donc je suis. Ich denke, also bin ich. I think, therefore I am. In whatever language you express it, you have to admit that M. Descartes had a point. If you are capable of thought, … Continue reading →

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Lost scarf, lost cause?

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Eric Sinclair

A few posts ago I reflected on the lost things of our lives – one of these is a yellow typewriter which I last saw in 1976 in West Africa. Sadly, another of my belongings has joined the list of … Continue reading →

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It’s a lottery

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Eric Sinclair

Earlier this month, the NHS in Scotland published its Stroke Care Audit for 2013. This easily read document can be accessed via the link above and gives an overview of hard data about acute stroke care across Scotland. The Scottish … Continue reading →

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Andrew Marr’s return

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Eric Sinclair

Andrew Marr, the BBC journalist, appeared once again for a short time on his programme this morning. It must have been a huge physical and emotional effort, four months after his major stroke. To many people this will seem a … Continue reading →

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